Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister says blank passports were clearly the target of a break-in at his department's headquarters.
The country's national passport database and backups were stolen in the weekend theft.
Foreign Affairs Minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu says the break-in and theft at the department's migration section is an extremely serious matter.
An investigation is underway, however it is believed there are no signs of forced entry.
Computer systems containing the country's national passport database, back-up materials and blank passports were stolen in the raid.
Sir Rabbie says the theft does not appear to be random, and instead was clearly targeted at passports and sensitive data.
He says if the passports fall into the wrong hands, the consequences could be serious.
He is urging anyone who knows details of the crime to contact police immediately.
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